Pardoned Soldiers Are Trump’s Guests at Fundraiser

“President Trump, speaking during a closed-door speech to Republican Party of Florida donors at the state party’s annual Statesman’s Dinner, was in ‘rare form’ Saturday night,” the Miami Herald reports.

“The dinner, which raised $3.5 million for the state party, was met with unusual secrecy. The 1,000 attendees were required to check their cell phones into individual locked cases before they entered the unmarked ballroom at the south end of the resort. Reporters were not allowed to attend.”

“But the secrecy was key to Trump’s performance, which attendees called ‘hilarious.'”

“He also pulled an unusual move, bringing on stage Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, who Trump pardoned last month for cases involving war crimes.”